Breast-harness.



No. 748,152. PATENTED DEC. 29, 1903. s. 0. BARDEN.

BREAST HARNESS.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 1a; 1902.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES Patented December 29, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

BREAST-HARNESS.

SPECIFIGAIIONformingpart of Letters Patent No. 748,152, dated December29, 1903. Application filed March 18, 1902- Serial No- 98,834=. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL O. BARDEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and

a resident of Washington, in the county of breast-harness made up asdescribed, and

also in a breast-iron composed of specified pieces for the properconnection and arrangement of the parts of the harness therewith, andalso in numerous details and peculiarities of the construction andcombination, substantially as will be described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved breast-iron shown in the position thatit actually occupies in practice relatively to the parts of the harnesswith which it is used. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view ofthe breast-iron. Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts throughout thedifferent figures.

A denotes the breastcollar of a double harness having at the rear endsthe buckles a a; B, the breast-yoke; K, the neck-strap which passes overthe neck of the animal and serves to support the breast-collar; J J, theadjustable lead-up straps connected to the collar A, yoke B, andneck-strap K, as shown in the drawings, for the purpose of holding thebreast-collar, the neck-strap, and the breast-yoke in proper position.

0 denotes the neck-yoke strap, which leads forward from the breastcollarA and is at-' tached to the front end of the vehicle tongue or pole, andD designates the pole strap, which leads downwardly from the front endof the breast-collar Ain front of the animal, so as to be properlyattached to the girth. Thus it will be seen that on the front portion ofthe breast-collar A it becomes necessary to provide means for attachingthe pole-strap D. neck-yoke strap 0, and breast-yoke B, and such meansis afforded by the breastiron, which constitutes the principal featureof this invention.

Proceeding now to describe the breast-iron in detail, it consists of ametallic plate E, having near each end perforations or holes e 9,through which rivets, screws, or other fastening devices may be made topass. Plate E is provided near the middle with a hori zontal loop F,through which passes the neckyoke strap 0. The rear side of plate E,opposite to the point where the loop F is situated, is grooved orrecessed at f, and in said recess is located a vertical plate G, havingat its lower end a loop H, which is below the plate E, and at its upperend a sleeve G is.

formed by bending the upper end of the plate over and downwardly toprovide a sleeve-like loop, the edge 9 of the turned-over part restingupon the top of the plate E, and the plate G being also provided with aflange or rabbet g, which likewise rests on the top of the plate E.Plate G is secured to plate E by means of rivets or screws L. The loop His designed to receive the pole-strap D, and the sleeve G is intended tohave passed through it and thus connected with it the breast-yoke B.

The breast-iron I am now describing consists of three parts-the plate E,the vertical plate G, and the metallic strip 1, which latter is used forthe purpose of rigidly connecting the other parts to the breast-collarA, the connection being made in thefollowing manner: The breast-collar Ais a hollow or folded article of leather, and between the parts thereof,at the front, is placed this metallic piece I, while on the outside ofcollar A, opposite to strip 1, is located the plate E and also the plateG, Rivets Z are passed through the rivet-holes 11 '11 of plate I, asalso through the material of collarA and also through the rivet-holes ee of plate E, and in this way plate E, plate G, strip 1, and collar Aare all firmly bound together, and the part which I have technicallytermed the breast-iron is efiectively riveted or secured to thebreastcollar on the front thereof.

Many changes in the precise construction and embodiment of thisinvention, as set forth herein, may be made Without departing from thisinvention,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a breast-collar and in combination, a breast-strap, an upperneckstrap, a lower neck-strap connected thereto, brace-straps connectingthe ends of said collar-straps to said breast-strap, a yoke-strap, amartingalestrap, and means for connecting said yokestrap,martingale-strap and lower neck-strap to the breast-strap, comprising alug secured to the breast-strap having a longitudinal guide-opening forthe neck-strap, a laterallyprojecting loop to receive the yoke-strap,anda depending loop to receive the martingalestrap, substantially asdescribed.

Witnesses:

A. S. FOLGER, P. J. HANLEY.

SAMUEL O. BARDEN.

